“…But this turns out to be a ruse, for the spectator as well as [the detective] Nick Carter, when the detective creeps in to attack -for behind the back wall tapestry lurks Zigomar, poised to seize his prey. (Bleton 2013) Zigomar would continue in two sequels, with a rival in the shape of Leonce Perret's Main de fer series for Gaumont, and in 1913 the first of Gaumont's Fantômas adaptations. Possibly due to the political and moral outrage stirred by these unashamed celebrations of ruthless law-breaking, Fantômas appears less fantastic in the exercise of his powers, although these are no less magical.…”